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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
GENERAL PROXY INFORMATION........................................................... 1
Information About Solicitation and Voting ..................................................... 1
About the Annual Meeting ................................................................. 1
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STANDARDS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE ....................... 5
Corporate Governance Standards............................................................. 5
Board Independence ...................................................................... 5
Board Structure and Meetings ............................................................... 5
Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics ......................................................... 6
BOARD COMMITTEES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ............................................... 7
Audit Committee ........................................................................ 7
Compensation Committee . ................................................................. 7
Nominating and Governance Committee ....................................................... 8
DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS AND COMMUNICATION WITH DIRECTORS ............................ 9
Criteria for Nomination to the Board.......................................................... 9
Process for Identifying and Evaluating Nominees ................................................ 9
Stockholder Proposals for Nominees .......................................................... 9
Contacting the Board of Directors ............................................................ 10
Attendance of Board Members at Annual Meetings ............................................... 10
PROPOSAL NO. 1 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS ................................................. 11
Nominees for Director . . . ................................................................. 11
Director Compensation . . . ................................................................. 13
PROPOSAL NO. 2 RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM . . . ................................................................. 16
Principal Accountant Fees and Services ....................................................... 16
Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm ......................................................... 17
PROPOSAL NO. 3 STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL ................................................. 18
General ............................................................................... 18
Stockholder’s Supporting Statement .......................................................... 18
Our Board of Directors’ Statement in Opposition to Proposal 3 ...................................... 19
EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION ............................................... 21
Material Features of Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved by Stockholders ......................... 21
OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS ............................................................... 23
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT . . . ............... 25
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance ......................................... 26
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND RELATED INFORMATION .................................... 27
Compensation Discussion & Analysis (CD&A) .................................................. 27
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation ....................................... 38
Compensation Committee Report ............................................................ 38
Summary of Compensation ................................................................. 39
Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal 2009 .................................................. 39
Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2009 .................................................... 41
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End 2009 .............................................. 42
Option Exercises and Stock Vested in Fiscal 2009 ................................................ 43
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-In-Control ........................................ 44
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS ..................................... 48
Related-Person Transactions Policy and Procedures ............................................... 48
Certain Related-Person Transactions .......................................................... 48
REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ....................................................... 49
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION .............................................................. 50
Stockholder Proposals for the 2010 Annual Meeting .............................................. 50
Available Information ..................................................................... 50
“Householding” — Stockholders Sharing the Same Last Name and Address............................... 50
OTHER MATTERS ........................................................................ 51